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1956 Map of Rapelje

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Rapelje
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The town of Rapelje serves as the primary hub of this Stillwater County landscape, established near the eastern edge of the expansive Lake Basin. In the mid-1950s, the area's agricultural and industrial character is defined by a network of drainage features like Middle Creek, Cummin Creek, and Cedar Creek, alongside small-scale extraction sites such as a Gravel Pit and a Strip Mine. Smaller named locales including Busteed and McNally indicate the dispersed nature of settlement across these high plains.

Local landmarks such as Jones Hill and Henry Hill rise above the basin floor, while Gurney Gulch cuts through the southwest. Cultural markers for genealogists and local historians include the Rapelje Cem and a Dam located near the center of the survey. This record captures a specific moment in the development of the Missouri River Basin, documenting the transition between developed ranching land and the natural watercourses that define the region's topography.